Td5 engine mounts

[laney]

Hi all how difficult is it to change engine mounts on a td5 mine are shot and need doing I would prefer to do it myself if the job isn't to involved.
Thanks Phil

[gusthedog]

Easy as mate. I did my old bus in a few hours. Just be careful jacking from the sump.

All you need is a trolley jack and a few lengths of 2 X 4.

[DazzaTD5]

What he said...plus

Buy genuine or you will be doing them again

[laney]

Do you have to unhook radiator and intercooler hoses

[gusthedog]

Do you have to unhook radiator and intercooler hosesI didn't. And the advice on genuine mounts is spot on [emoji106]

[AK83]

I was under the impression that the td5 passenger side mount is quite difficult to remove/refit due to space constraints.
Not impossible to do, just more harder than the drivers side.

[Bohica]

What he said, and use genuine. There is a howto some where.
BUT!
From what I remember, do not follow rave, undo the bolts, a 500mm extension is handy.
Jack up the engine, block of wood to protect the sump.

Here we go
Replacing D2 TD5 engine mounts - how to. (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/73922-replacing-d2-td5-engine-mounts-how.html)

[vbrab]

What he said, and use genuine. There is a howto some where.
BUT!
From what I remember, do not follow rave, undo the bolts, a 500mm extension is handy.
Jack up the engine, block of wood to protect the sump.

Here we go
Replacing D2 TD5 engine mounts - how to. (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/73922-replacing-d2-td5-engine-mounts-how.html)

When I jacked my engine up I also undid the two small mounting bolts that hold the coolant crossover pipe in under the radiator, as the hoses were looking a bit stretched as I jacked.
However they can be fiddly to refit back in afterwards.

[Tins]

What he said...plus

Buy genuine or you will be doing them again

Get 'em from Mario